The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warns that disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could lead to a severe global food price crisis within six to 12 months, while a separate UN official warns the world has only weeks to avert a humanitarian emergency. The FAO says Hormuz handles about a fifth of global oil shipping and that roughly one-third of the world’s fertilizer supply normally passes through the strait. It adds that, amid the conflict involving Iran, the strait is operating in a way that effectively limits tanker and cargo traffic, tightening supplies of energy and fertilizer. The FAO describes the shock as a cascading agrifood disruption—starting with energy and fertilizer, then affecting seeds and lower yields, followed by commodity price increases and food inflation. It notes its global food price index has risen for three consecutive months since the conflict began. The FAO urges countries to focus on alternative routes and improve resilience, including through land and sea diversions toward the Red Sea. It also calls for avoiding export restrictions on energy and fertilizers and for exempting food aid from trade curbs. UNOPS head Jorge Moreira da Silva tells AFP that continued disruption could push an additional 45 million people into hunger and starvation.